Rolling Thunder®

Captains of Crush Grippers certification—the most prestigious diploma in the world of grip strength

Among his performances at the 2013 Los Angeles FitExpo, Mike Burke broke the world record for the CoC Silver Bullet, hanging on for 53.97 seconds before the Captains of Crush No. 3 gripper opened up—launching the CoC Silver Bullet. Randall Strossen photo.

Steve Jeck's From the Quarry

The Greatest Risk

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”—Michelangelo

There are definite risks in thinking big: If your goal is lofty enough to inspire you, there are probably pretty good odds that you may not achieve it; if you share your aspirations, even among your inner circle, you’re providing them with one more piece of evidence that your head is permanently wedged up in the clouds; and finally, if your goal remains unattained, you subtly chip away at the confidence of your most ardent supporter - You!

And yet, the Florentine dreamer admonishes us that in life, as in art, as in lifting - the greatest risk we can ever take is to be content to remain safe!